A Woman's Health

Dr. David Jackman MD is the medical director of clinical pathways and an expert in thoracic oncology at the Harvard-Dana Farber Cancer Institute. What are the main treatment options for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? I put treatment opt…- 7 days ago, 6 Dec 17, 2:15pm -

From theSpineCommunity Back pain is a symptom associated with over 60 different medical conditions. These disorders involve a number of different organ systems. A variety of healthcare professionals have expertise that can be useful in the diagno…- 13 days ago, 1 Dec 17, 2:01am -

The use of a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medication after Helicobacter pylori eradication appears to more than doubles the risk for developing gastric cancer, according to a recent study published in the medical journal Gut.1 About Proton pump inhi…- 16 days ago, 27 Nov 17, 1:36pm -

There are pains in the neck . . . and then there are stiff necks. Unlike the former, however, a stiff neck is always an actual physical condition and typically prompts questions on how to relieve it, says interventional pain management specialist Kal…- 31 days ago, 13 Nov 17, 2:01am -

Sunshine is a main source of vitamin D and as winter approaches your vitamin D level is likely to be lower. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that comes from dietary supplements, foods such as fortified milk and cereal, certain kinds of fish, and ex…- 45 days ago, 30 Oct 17, 2:01am -

Ask the Expert with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Dr. Jackman Tune in here on November 15th from 10:30am EST CancerConnect has partnered with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to provide you with the opportunity to engage with lung cancer expert David…- 49 days ago, 25 Oct 17, 3:41pm -

Please join the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) for a special live webinar on Thursday, November 2nd at 6pm EDT with Susan Stollings, PhD, Counseling Psychologist and clinical team member with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer C…- 50 days ago, 24 Oct 17, 5:50pm -

Flu season is here again, and besides a fever and runny nose, it can bring about the longtime controversy surrounding vaccines. In order to protect more human lives this year and to clarify some of the most common misconceptions surrounding the flu v…- 55 days ago, 20 Oct 17, 2:01am -

Odomzo® (Sonidegib) has received expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has approved the oral hedgehog inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) for use in i…- 58 days ago, 17 Oct 17, 2:01am -

Preterm birth rates declined for all age groups and overall from 10.41% to 9.54% of live births. Mean maternal age increased from 27.4 years to 28.3 years. The contribution of fewer births to teens and to women aged 20-24 years to the overall decline…- 3 Nov 16, 3:20pm -

The incidence of triplet and higher-order multiple births rose fourfold during the 1980s and 1990s (1-3). This rise was associated with older maternal age and the increased use of fertility-enhancing therapies (4,5) and was of concern because of the…- 27 May 16, 8:49am -

Short interpregnancy intervals are associated with adverse birth outcomes, such as preterm birth (1,2). The risk of adverse birth outcomes has been shown to increase as the duration of short intervals decrease (i.e., 12–17 months, 6–11 months, an…- 9 May 16, 9:01am -

This report summarizes updated recommendations released from the time QFP was issued in April 2014 through the end of 2015. Recommendations are based on newly published findings or revisions in recommended best practices.- 11 Mar 16, 7:14am -

Prevalence of healthy sleep duration varied among states and ranged from 56.1% in Hawaii to 71.6% in South Dakota (Table 2). Most of the Great Plains states were in the upper quintile for healthy sleep duration; states in the southeastern United Stat…- 19 Feb 16, 8:33am -

Women's Health Issues

Physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men and is related to poor health outcomes. Neighborhood parks constitute an important resource for physical activity (PA), however, previous studies of park users have found fewer women being ph…- 3 days ago, 10 Dec 17, 7:00pm -

Korean American (KA) women continue to have lower breast cancer screening rates than other racial groups. Perceived discrimination and trust have been associated with breast cancer screening adherence, but little is known about the associations in KA…- 8 days ago, 5 Dec 17, 7:00pm -

African American mothers and other mothers of historically underserved populations consistently have higher rates of adverse birth outcomes than White mothers. Increasing prenatal care use among these mothers may reduce these disparities. Most prenat…- 12 days ago, 1 Dec 17, 7:00pm -

Associations between a history of cancer and higher subsequent stroke risk have been established. However, whether a history of stroke is associated with higher subsequent cancer risk, especially for cancers with overlapping risk factors for stroke,…- 14 days ago, 29 Nov 17, 7:00pm -

Opioid misuse during pregnancy is increasingly common and is associated with preterm birth and neonatal abstinence syndrome. As such, there is increased policy attention on reducing opioid misuse and increasing detection and treatment of opioid use d…- 19 days ago, 24 Nov 17, 7:00pm -

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Continuing medical education programs such as the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program can increase early detection of cancers by educating ph…- 24 days ago, 19 Nov 17, 7:00pm -